Netherlands 
vs Pakistan
1st Match, Group A, Netherlands vs Pakistan ICC Mens t20 WC 2026
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vs Pakistan 
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1st Match, Group A, Netherlands vs Pakistan ICC Mens t20 WC 2026
Pakistan needs 148 runs to win
| Batting | Dismissal | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Levitt | c Shaheen Shah Afridi b Mohammad Nawaz | 24 | 15 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 160.00 |
| Max O’Dowd | c †Usman Khan b Salman Mirza | 5 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 71.42 |
| Bas de Leede | c Babar Azam b Mohammad Nawaz | 30 | 25 | 42 | 4 | 0 | 120.00 |
| Colin Ackermann | b Abrar Ahmed | 20 | 14 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 142.85 |
| Scott Edwards (c)†| c Sahibzada Farhan b Abrar Ahmed | 37 | 29 | 32 | 3 | 1 | 127.58 |
| Zach Lion-Cachet | c Mohammad Nawaz b Saim Ayub | 9 | 8 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 112.50 |
| Logan van Beek | c Salman Agha b Saim Ayub | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Aryan Dutt | c Sahibzada Farhan b Salman Mirza | 13 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 162.50 |
| Roelof van der Merwe | c Salman Agha b Shaheen Shah Afridi | 4 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 44.44 |
| Kyle Klein | not out | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Paul van Meekeren | c †Usman Khan b Salman Mirza | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras | lb 1, w 2 | 3 | |||||
| Total | 19.5 Ov (RR: 7.41) | 147 | |||||
| Batting | Dismissal | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sahibzada Farhan | c van der Merwe b van Meekeren | 47 | 31 | 53 | 4 | 2 | 151.61 |
| Saim Ayub | c van der Merwe b Dutt | 24 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 184.61 |
| Salman Agha (c) | c Levitt b Dutt | 12 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 150.00 |
| Babar Azam | c Klein b van der Merwe | 15 | 18 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 83.33 |
| Usman Khan †| b van Meekeren | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Shadab Khan | c †Edwards b van Beek | 8 | 12 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 66.66 |
| Mohammad Nawaz | c †Edwards b Klein | 6 | 13 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 46.15 |
| Faheem Ashraf | not out | 29 | 11 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 263.63 |
| Shaheen Shah Afridi | not out | 5 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 55.55 |
| Extras | w 2 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 19.3 Ov (RR: 7.58) | 148/7 | |||||
Fall of wickets DRS
1-28 (Max O'Dowd, 3.1 ov), 2-31 (Michael Levitt, 4.2 ov), 3-65 (Colin Ackermann, 7.6 ov), 4-105 (Bas de Leede, 12.4 ov), 5-127 (Scott Edwards, 15.6 ov), 6-128 (Logan van Beek, 16.2 ov), 7-129 (Zach Lion-Cachet, 16.4 ov), 8-139 (Roelof van der Merwe, 18.4 ov), 9-147 (Aryan Dutt, 19.4 ov), 10-147 (Paul van Meekeren, 19.5 ov) |
Fall of wickets
DRS
1-27 (Saim Ayub, 2.4 ov), 2-53 (Salman Agha, 4.5 ov), 3-98 (Sahibzada Farhan, 11.1 ov), 4-98 (Usman Khan, 11.3 ov), 5-100 (Babar Azam, 12.4 ov), 6-114 (Mohammad Nawaz, 15.6 ov), 7-114 (Shadab Khan, 16.1 ov) |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aryan Dutt | 4 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 8.25 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Logan van Beek | 4 | 0 | 46 | 1 | 11.50 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Klein | 3 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 7.66 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Roelof van der Merwe | 3 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 4.33 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul van Meekeren | 4 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 5.00 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| Bas de Leede | 1.3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 8.66 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaheen Shah Afridi | 3 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 9.33 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Salman Mirza | 3.5 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 6.26 | 14 | 2 | 0 |
| Mohammad Nawaz | 4 | 0 | 38 | 2 | 9.50 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Shadab Khan | 4 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 6.50 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Abrar Ahmed | 4 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 5.75 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Saim Ayub | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 7.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Over | Score | Wickets (Cumulative) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6/0 | — |
| 2 | 18/0 | — |
| 3 | 28/1 | Levitt 24 (1) |
| 4 | 36/1 | — |
| 5 | 42/2 | O’Dowd 5 (2) |
| 6 | 50/2 | — |
| 7 | 59/2 | — |
| 8 | 68/3 | Ackermann 20 (3) |
| 9 | 75/3 | — |
| 10 | 83/3 | — |
| 11 | 92/4 | de Leede 30 (4) |
| 12 | 101/4 | — |
| 13 | 110/5 | Edwards 37 (5) |
| 14 | 116/6 | Lion-Cachet 9 (6) |
| 15 | 117/7 | van Beek 0 (7) |
| 16 | 128/7 | — |
| 17 | 137/8 | Dutt 13 (8) |
| 18 | 142/9 | van der Merwe 4 (9) |
| 19 | 147/9 | — |
| 19.5 | 147/10 | van Meekeren 0 (10) |
| Over | Score | Wickets (Cumulative) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12/0 | — |
| 2 | 26/0 | — |
| 3 | 40/1 | Saim Ayub 24 (1) |
| 4 | 50/1 | — |
| 5 | 63/2 | Salman Agha 12 (2) |
| 6 | 71/2 | — |
| 7 | 79/3 | Babar Azam 15 (3) |
| 8 | 83/4 | Usman Khan 0 (4) |
| 9 | 90/4 | — |
| 10 | 98/5 | Shadab Khan 8 (5) |
| 11 | 104/5 | — |
| 12 | 111/6 | Mohammad Nawaz 6 (6) |
| 13 | 118/6 | — |
| 14 | 125/6 | — |
| 15 | 132/7 | Sahibzada Farhan 47 (7) |
| 16 | 138/7 | — |
| 17 | 142/7 | — |
| 18 | 145/7 | — |
| 19.3 | 148/7 | Match Won |
| Match Details | Information |
|---|---|
| Ground | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo |
| Toss | Pakistan, elected to field first |
| Series | ICC Men’s T20 World Cup |
| Season | 2025/26 |
| Player Of The Match | Pakistan – Faheem Ashraf |
| Match Number | T20I no. 3684 |
| Hours of Play (Local Time) | 11.00 start, First Session 11.00-12.30, Interval 12.30-12.50, Second Session 12.50-14.20 |
| Match Days | 7 February 2026 – day (20-over match) |
| Umpires | Sri Lanka – Kumar Dharmasena New Zealand – Wayne Knights (DRS) |
| TV Umpire | England – Richard Illingworth |
| Reserve Umpire | New Zealand – Chris Gaffaney |
| Match Referee | West Indies – Richie Richardson |
| Points | Pakistan 2, Netherlands 0 |
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